Turkey: Sanliurfa and Harran (August 2009)
Sanliurfa:
General view
of the city.
The citadel
(Kale).
Inscription
on one of the two columns in the Kale.
Mosques.
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Meeting of men at the door step of a
mosque.
Balikli Gol (basin)
and Halilur Rahman Cami
(mosque).
Covered bazaar (Bedesten).
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Courtyards in the bazaar.
Harran:
Located 60 km SE of Sanliurfa
near the border with Syria, Harran was a major city in ancient time.
It is famous for the ″beehive″
architectural style of its houses.
Roof of a beehive house seen from
inside.
Ruins of what is said to be the world‛s
first Islamic university.
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